Folding bed.



M. COX.v

FOLDING BED.

APPLICATION men ocr. 20. 1916.

Patented Feb. 5, 1918.

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M. COX. FOLDING BED. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 20, was.

Patented Feb. 5, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Hun nwlmlm ITNESSES MICHAEL COX, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FOLDING BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 5, 19 18.

Application filed October 20, 1916. Serial No. 126,693.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, MICHAEL Cox, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Folding Bed, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to folding beds, such as shown and described in the application for Letters Patent of the United States, Serial No. 66,082, filed by me on December 10, 1915.

The object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved folding bed arranged to provide a foldable rack adapted to hold pillows or other bedclothes or other articles, as suits the convenience of the user. Another object is to provide a table normally held in inactive position on the bed spring frame when the bed is in use, and adapted to be extended when the bed sprlng frame is in upright folded position.

In order to accomplish the desired result, use is made of a rack extending across the front of the head of the head stand and arranged within the space extending between the head and the bed frame at the time the latter is in upright folded position. Use is also made of a table pivotally connected at one end with the bed spring frame and provided at its other end with foldable legs adapted to rest on the floor at the time the bed spring frame is in upright folded position and the table extends horizontally.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate correspondin parts in all the views.

Figure l is a side elevation of the folding bed in extended position;

Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view of the same on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of the folding bed in folded position;

Fig. 4 is a similar view of the rack in folded position;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross section of one of the side rails of the bed spring frame and its pivotal connection with the table, the section being on the line 55 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of one end of the bed spring frame and the locking devices, of which one is used for locking the bed sprin frame in upright position, and the other is used for holding the table in folded position on the bed spring frame.

The head 10 of the folding bed is preferably made of tubes connected with each other to form a skeleton frame, and the said head 10 is provided with side arms 11 terminating in legs 12, which latter with the side arms 11, and the head 10 form a head stand preferably provided with casters l3 and 14. at the head 10 and the legs 12 to allow of moving the bed conveniently about from one place to another. The side arms 11 and the head stand are provided with bearings 15 in which are journaled transversely extending trunnions 16 attached to the side rails 17 of the bed spring frame 18 provided with the usual bed spring 19 of woven wire or the like, the ends of the bed spring 19 being attached to the head and foot crossbars 20 and 21 connecting the side rails 17 with each other and forming part of the bed spring frame 18.

On the foot ends of the side rails 17 of the bed spring frame 18 are fulcrumed legs 25 adapted to swing in a transverse direction to fold under the bed spring frame 18 at the time the latter is in folded position, as indicated in Fig. 3. Ordinary locking means (not shown) hold the legs 25 in extended position. The lower ends of the legs-25 are provided with casters 26 adapted to rest on the floor the same as the casters 13 and 14 at the time the bed is in extended position. The bed spring frame 18 is provided at the head cross-bar 20 with a head rail 27 and a foot guard rail 28 is attached to the foot crossbar 21.

In order to hold the bed spring frame 18 in upright folded position, use 1s made of a spring catch 30 attached to the head crossbar 20 and provided at its free end with a head 31 adapted to snap under a crossbar 82 connecting the legs 12 of the head stand with each other. A bolt 33 is mounted to slide transversely on the crossbar 32 and is adapted to engage a keeper 35, preferably in the form of a staple attached to the spring catch 30, as plainly shown in Fig. 6.

It is understood that when the bed spring frame 18 is swung into upright position the head 31.0f the spring catch 30 snaps under the crossbar 82 and is locked thereto by the p torpus ingi th .b t as int enga ment' with the "keeper' 35. V

The head 10 is provided at its front at a distance above the side .arms 11' with a rack 40, preferably made of tubes forming a shelf 41 provided at the rear with acrossbar 42 journaled in bearings 13 attached to the head 10-and adapted to be opened to permit the convenient removal of the crossa bar 4:2 from the bearing whenever it is desired ,to remove the shelf from the head 10. On' the outer crossbar of the shelf 11; are pivoted uprights 455 connected with .each other ;by ,a crossbar d6 extending into elongated slots 47 formed on-links- 48 piv-. otally} connectedgto the; head 10. Braces nections of thesections 51 and. 2 The shelf d1 can then readily swing downward into folded position thereby carryingthe uprightsii 11d thelinks. 48 along into folded position, as plainly indicated in ];.he head is provided with a curtain .support having side arms attached to the head 10- and extending above the sa-1ne, a1 1d th upper ends of the side arms ,60 are engaged by sockets 61 formed on L-shaped side arms vt2 adapted to be fastened in place by set screws 63 screwing in, thesocketsGl against the ,sidearms 60; The ,outer ends ofthe horizontal members of the side arms 62 arefconnected by union couplings 64 with a.lJ-shaped rod, 65 which latter and the side. arms '62 serve to support a curtain 66 by the use of thensual hooks 67 or similar devices engaging the rod 165 and the, side arm 62. The curtains 66, ar e vvpreferably i-t wo fin number joinedat the middle of the front fthe ,bedlsoas to completely inclose thefsame at t he timethe bed spring frame 18hisin upright folded positioh,.as plainly shown Fig. Thecurtains66 are read- ;i l gwungto one side whenever itn is de- ,Sll'QCl toqsw ng the, bed spring frame 18 downinto horizontal. position for use in the usual manner.v V r V the under side ofthetbed spring frame 18 }is [arranged a (table 70 provided at the under 'si'd'e. Witha reinforcing-frame 71 proilided at .one end with an angle" iron .cross bar- 7.? provided at its ends vwith trunnions 73";a dapted to 'engage bearings 74 '7 attached to the side Meir-crate bed a The trunnions 73 are spring frame 18. preferablyinthe form of bolts mounted to slide in bearings 75 (see Fig. 5) attached to the crossbar 72 and each trunnion is pressed on by a spring 76 and is provided i with a handle 77 adapted to engage ahotclr 78 formed .in. thebearing 75 to hold the trunnion 73 in extended position, that is,

in engagement with, the. bearing- 74.. NYhen' itigis r-desiredzto-remove the} table from {the b spring: t m l h tmmn 73 a e moved inward toward,each-iother to dis} engage the bearings '17 tl and thns allow ,de

.14: to support the table-7O in horizontal ,posi- 'tion, it being ,understood that the bearihgs .7 1 are so located relative to/ the 15 thatthe tabl ,70 rwhenextended ristfsu portedin horizontal position. j at time dumbed-spring frame 1 8is in vuprightfolded position. Sectionalbrace s: 82 connect-the firmly in extended position."

held, therein by the detest-of a patch; 85

engaging the free end o f the table t70, the

samecatch 85 being-ful cigumed at 86 on-a The table 7,0 when in foldeds o ition is bar/8,7 attached toathe crossbar :20'of the bedspring-fraine18. The springISS presses thecatchSS to readily engage the head .84 thereof with theltable 70, when t he latter is swunginto folded position. It will, be noticedjlthat the table70 is conipletel-y out of ,the way at the time" the bedsprin-g, frame 1:8 is in extended position (rid the'TbedIiS used for Q sleeping purposes, but when "the bedspring frame 1 8.is, in. upright folded l il 7 position 3 then; the table 70: can be,v readily disengagedl from the 7. spring Q catch 7,85 and swung i l fl.hOl Z H H lfi itit 7 111 3 lee 5 80 extended to ,rest; von the floor for "the purpose previonsly mentioned, The table 70 can now be usedr fornvarious ,purpo'ses asit practically extends completely. free of the bed and is acoessible-fromthree sides Having, thus described my:.1nvent1on I claimas new and (1651136 30 secure by Letters Batent 1. In a folding bed, a having side arms, -a,b ed, springrframe, pivot-edr'on the said side arms, a table provided, at one end with: retractable .trunnions, anidq bear-r 1 ings, held ,on, the side .nails of l the said bed spring frame and adapted to be engaged.

by the said trunnions. 4

r na f l ie 'bsd h a st nd Barin a so c i 95 7 table with the legs ,8Ofto holdnthe latter 7 I side arms, a bed spring frame pivoted on the said side arms, a table provided at one end with retractable trunnlons, bearings held on the side rails of the said bed spring 5 frame and adapted to be engaged by the said trunnions, foldable legs pivoted 011 the other end of the table and adapted to rest in folded position.

MICHAEL COX.

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